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1/ The Russian occupation in Ukraine faces a "catastrophic" situation, according to alarmed Russian warbloggers. "Total drone terror" is now taking place across the entire occupied region, with no place being safe any more. ⬇️
2/ 'Donetsk MartynoVa' warns that all of Russia's gains in Ukraine are now at risk due to a "summer of bloody terror" being wrought by Ukraine's seeming air supremacy:
3/ "The saddest thing is that it's not just the facts that are frightening, but the incredible dynamics that threaten to easily wipe out all the achievements, sacrifices, and plans of a war that has been going on for 12 years.
“Cinema?”
“Cinnamon?”
“Spice?”
“Spies??”
#TruthWillOut!
#SystemsWillHeal!
#TurnToJesusChrist!!!
⛬
[ #Earthsflat ? ]
[ #AsEarthsflatTowers ? ]
[ #ASongOfElfsAndGnomes ? ]
"#potS?"
"#sToP?"
SitRep - 31/05/26 - Long-range strikes in Saratov
An overview of the daily events in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Overnight, Ukrainian drones struck the Saratov oil refinery, damaging the ELOU AVT-6 unit.
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An overview of the daily events in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Overnight, Ukrainian drones struck the Saratov oil refinery, damaging the ELOU AVT-6 unit.
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As usual we start with Russian losses
On November 21, 2024, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a partnership with BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager controlling over $10 trillion in assets. The tweet showed him and Chancellor Rachel Reeves in meetings with BlackRock executives, declaring determination to “capitalise on the UK’s position as a world leading hub for investment.”
Within months, BlackRock had acquired 80% ownership of three British freeports, Felixstowe, Harwich, and Thamesport, giving the firm control over 60% of UK container traffic. BlackRock announced a £500 million UK data centre partnership with Digital Gravity Partners. The firm manages £2.3 trillion globally and £600 billion of the UK defined contribution pension market.
Within months, BlackRock had acquired 80% ownership of three British freeports, Felixstowe, Harwich, and Thamesport, giving the firm control over 60% of UK container traffic. BlackRock announced a £500 million UK data centre partnership with Digital Gravity Partners. The firm manages £2.3 trillion globally and £600 billion of the UK defined contribution pension market.
Here’s what the majority of people understand instinctively, even if they lack the economic jargon: Companies like BlackRock behave like feudal landlords. They purchase infrastructure, water systems, ports, energy grids, data centres, at above-market rates using borrowed money. Then they transfer that debt onto the companies they’ve acquired.
You, the consumer, pay off that debt through higher bills.
The company, not the asset manager, services the debt. BlackRock and its shareholders extract profits while you’re hit with rising water bills, soaring energy costs, and inflated service charges. When systems fail (see: Thames Water’s £14 billion debt and sewage-filled rivers), taxpayers face bailouts while executives who loaded the debt have already cashed out.
This is a giant Ponzi scheme.
substack.com/@europeanpowel…
You, the consumer, pay off that debt through higher bills.
The company, not the asset manager, services the debt. BlackRock and its shareholders extract profits while you’re hit with rising water bills, soaring energy costs, and inflated service charges. When systems fail (see: Thames Water’s £14 billion debt and sewage-filled rivers), taxpayers face bailouts while executives who loaded the debt have already cashed out.
This is a giant Ponzi scheme.
substack.com/@europeanpowel…
You’re paying twice: Once through higher bills servicing corporate debt you never agreed to. Again through reduced pension returns, because your pension fund (likely managed by BlackRock) is invested in these same debt-laden structures that charge you inflated bills.
When a water company collapses under debt, when energy bills spike, when infrastructure crumbles, it’s not incompetence. It’s the system working exactly as designed: wealth extraction from the many to enrich the few.
When a water company collapses under debt, when energy bills spike, when infrastructure crumbles, it’s not incompetence. It’s the system working exactly as designed: wealth extraction from the many to enrich the few.
I was supposed to chair the @hasanthehun discussion at SXSW this week, who's been banned from entering the UK by Shabana Mahmood. First of all, @sxsw must facilitate a way for Hasan and Cenk to contribute remotely, as a bare minimum refusal to comply with government censorship.
Secondly, it's abundantly clear that the UK government has put Israel at the heart of its policymaking around free expression. Whether it's proscribing Palestine Action as a terrorist group, arresting hundreds of people for holding signs supporting it...
... or banning @cenkuygur and Hasan Piker from the UK for speech acts *which would not be unlawful in this country*, what we're witnessing is an authoritarian turn motivated by Labour's fear of being called antisemitic, and fear of being called out for their position on the genocidal war on Gaza.
how i would manifest $10,000 from scratch if i had $0 today:
a thread 🧵
a thread 🧵
the first thing i would do is stop identifying as someone who has $0.
that sounds simple, but most people spend the entire manifestation process mentally repeating their current circumstances.
they check their account, see $0, and then spend the rest of the day thinking from the identity of someone who has $0.
that identity becomes the problem.
that sounds simple, but most people spend the entire manifestation process mentally repeating their current circumstances.
they check their account, see $0, and then spend the rest of the day thinking from the identity of someone who has $0.
that identity becomes the problem.
if my goal was $10,000, i would stop treating it like some giant impossible number.
one of the biggest mistakes people make is emotionally inflating the amount.
they treat $10,000 differently from $100 because they assume bigger numbers require bigger effort, bigger luck, or bigger miracles but to the subconscious, both are simply assumptions.
one of the biggest mistakes people make is emotionally inflating the amount.
they treat $10,000 differently from $100 because they assume bigger numbers require bigger effort, bigger luck, or bigger miracles but to the subconscious, both are simply assumptions.
SpaceX is IPO-ing on June 12 at a $1.75T valuation.
The largest listing in history: bigger than Saudi Aramco's $29.4B raise in 2019.
🧵 A thread on the SpaceX IPO, what it's really worth, and the best way to get exposure before June 12.
The largest listing in history: bigger than Saudi Aramco's $29.4B raise in 2019.
🧵 A thread on the SpaceX IPO, what it's really worth, and the best way to get exposure before June 12.
SpaceX is three distinct businesses:
→ Space (launch + Starship R&D): $4.1B revenue, FY2025
→ Starlink (satellite broadband): $11.4B revenue, 63% EBITDA margins
→ SpaceXAI (terrestrial + orbital AI compute): $3.2B revenue, scaling fast
Total FY2025 revenue: $18.7B — up 33% year-on-year.
→ Space (launch + Starship R&D): $4.1B revenue, FY2025
→ Starlink (satellite broadband): $11.4B revenue, 63% EBITDA margins
→ SpaceXAI (terrestrial + orbital AI compute): $3.2B revenue, scaling fast
Total FY2025 revenue: $18.7B — up 33% year-on-year.
Starlink: the business the bears are undervaluing
10.3 million subscribers. 164 countries. Growing at ~1.5 million new users per month.
FY2025 revenue: $ 11.4B.
EBITDA margin: 63%.
The economics here are structurally superior to almost every SaaS business on the planet — because once the satellites are in orbit, launched on SpaceX's own rockets at near-zero marginal cost, every new subscriber is almost pure margin.
No terrestrial ISP can replicate this. That's a permanent, physical moat.
Starlink alone, on a like-for-like SaaS comp, is worth $650B–$860B. The bears aren't pricing this correctly.
10.3 million subscribers. 164 countries. Growing at ~1.5 million new users per month.
FY2025 revenue: $ 11.4B.
EBITDA margin: 63%.
The economics here are structurally superior to almost every SaaS business on the planet — because once the satellites are in orbit, launched on SpaceX's own rockets at near-zero marginal cost, every new subscriber is almost pure margin.
No terrestrial ISP can replicate this. That's a permanent, physical moat.
Starlink alone, on a like-for-like SaaS comp, is worth $650B–$860B. The bears aren't pricing this correctly.
WHO effect: We cannot expect the same people to solve the problems they caused. #RasmussenEffect
WHO-Effekt:
Wir können nicht von denselben Personen, die das Problem erschufen erwarten
die Probleme zu lösen,
die sie verursachten
Sie sind Teil des Problems
Wir können nicht von denselben Personen, die das Problem erschufen erwarten
die Probleme zu lösen,
die sie verursachten
Sie sind Teil des Problems
WHO effect: We cannot expect the same people who created the problem to solve the problems they caused.
Just read in Seattle Times today that META eg Facebook is forcing employees to utilize a workspace optimization program essentially indistinguishable from NSA's 'Glass Box' program. Controversial as hell, no opt out, no warning for them; they can comply or quit, apparently
Meta’s Model Capability Initiative (MCI) program
tracks keystrokes,
mouse movements,
clicks,
periodic screenshots of employees’ work computers
to:
train AI models on how humans perform everyday tasks META says it’s limited to company-issued devices, approved work apps...
tracks keystrokes,
mouse movements,
clicks,
periodic screenshots of employees’ work computers
to:
train AI models on how humans perform everyday tasks META says it’s limited to company-issued devices, approved work apps...
Meta claims the MCI data is not used for performance reviews or for sensitive content.
However, the program has no opt-out option for U.S. employees on company laptops, and even in Europe, where GDPR would block such tracking, Meta cannot implement it there...
However, the program has no opt-out option for U.S. employees on company laptops, and even in Europe, where GDPR would block such tracking, Meta cannot implement it there...
During a job interview, if they ask: “Do you have any questions for us?”
USE THE GOLDEN RESPONSE:
USE THE GOLDEN RESPONSE:
The "Passive" Penalty
In 2026, saying you have "no questions" is interpreted as a lack of curiosity or business acumen. The interview isn't over until you walk out the door. This is your chance to flip the script and interview them.
In 2026, saying you have "no questions" is interpreted as a lack of curiosity or business acumen. The interview isn't over until you walk out the door. This is your chance to flip the script and interview them.
The Psychology of the Flip
The best candidates don't act like supplicants; they act like consultants. You aren't just looking for a paycheck; you’re looking for a partnership. High-value questions prove you’re vetting them just as hard.
The best candidates don't act like supplicants; they act like consultants. You aren't just looking for a paycheck; you’re looking for a partnership. High-value questions prove you’re vetting them just as hard.
I ACCIDENTALLY UNLOCKED "GOD MODE" IN CHATGPT,
AND IT STARTED TEACHING ME THINGS I DIDN'T KNEW EXISTED.
HERE ARE THOSE 7 CHATGPT PROMPTS THAT WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING FOR YOU:
AND IT STARTED TEACHING ME THINGS I DIDN'T KNEW EXISTED.
HERE ARE THOSE 7 CHATGPT PROMPTS THAT WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING FOR YOU:
1. Forbidden Wisdom Decoder
Prompt:
What are the lesser-known, under-the-surface truths about [insert topic/field] that are rarely shared publicly because they challenge mainstream thinking? Explain them with historical context, real-world examples, and why they remain hidden.
Prompt:
What are the lesser-known, under-the-surface truths about [insert topic/field] that are rarely shared publicly because they challenge mainstream thinking? Explain them with historical context, real-world examples, and why they remain hidden.
2. Elite Mastery Roadmap
Prompt:
"Create a mastery roadmap for becoming world-class in [insert skill/field]. Include rare techniques, secret resources, and unconventional approaches that top 1% performers use but rarely share."
Prompt:
"Create a mastery roadmap for becoming world-class in [insert skill/field]. Include rare techniques, secret resources, and unconventional approaches that top 1% performers use but rarely share."
🚨 BREAKING: CLAUDE HAS A FEATURE CALLED RED TEAM MODE.
YOU CAN USE IT TO ATTACK YOUR OWN BUSINESS THE WAY A COMPETITOR, INVESTOR, OR ANGRY CUSTOMER WOULD — AND FIX THE WEAK SPOTS BEFORE THEY BECOME REAL PROBLEMS.
HERE ARE 7 PROMPTS TO ACCESS IT: 👇
YOU CAN USE IT TO ATTACK YOUR OWN BUSINESS THE WAY A COMPETITOR, INVESTOR, OR ANGRY CUSTOMER WOULD — AND FIX THE WEAK SPOTS BEFORE THEY BECOME REAL PROBLEMS.
HERE ARE 7 PROMPTS TO ACCESS IT: 👇
1. The Competitor War Game
Prompt: "You are my smartest, most ruthless competitor. I'm going to describe my business model, pricing, and target customer.
Your job: build the exact strategy you'd use to steal my customers, undercut my positioning, or make my product irrelevant within 12 months.
Be specific. Name the moves. Show me the timeline.
Here's my business:
[DESCRIBE YOUR BUSINESS MODEL, PRICING, TARGET CUSTOMER, AND KEY DIFFERENTIATOR]"
Prompt: "You are my smartest, most ruthless competitor. I'm going to describe my business model, pricing, and target customer.
Your job: build the exact strategy you'd use to steal my customers, undercut my positioning, or make my product irrelevant within 12 months.
Be specific. Name the moves. Show me the timeline.
Here's my business:
[DESCRIBE YOUR BUSINESS MODEL, PRICING, TARGET CUSTOMER, AND KEY DIFFERENTIATOR]"
2. The Customer Betrayal Sim
Prompt: "You are a customer who used my product for 6 months, genuinely liked it at first, and just canceled.
Write me the breakup email. Explain exactly what made you leave, what triggered the final decision, and where you're going instead.
Be emotionally honest, not polite. I need the version you'd text a friend, not the version you'd put in a feedback form.
Here's what my product does and who it serves:
[DESCRIBE YOUR PRODUCT AND TARGET CUSTOMER]"
Prompt: "You are a customer who used my product for 6 months, genuinely liked it at first, and just canceled.
Write me the breakup email. Explain exactly what made you leave, what triggered the final decision, and where you're going instead.
Be emotionally honest, not polite. I need the version you'd text a friend, not the version you'd put in a feedback form.
Here's what my product does and who it serves:
[DESCRIBE YOUR PRODUCT AND TARGET CUSTOMER]"
